Multiple record phonograph



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MULTILE RECORD PHONOGRAPH Filed Aug. 26, 1937 6 Sheets-Shes?l 6 Patented May 27 `1941v Y.

MULTIPLE nncoan PnoNoGaArn Carl G. Freborg and Charles A. Freborg, Chicago, Ill.; said Charles A. Freborg -assignor to said Carl G. Freborg Application August 26, 1937, Serial No. 161,010

(Cl.l 274;-)

- 41 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in multiple record phonographs wherein the selected rec-r v ord of a series or group of records will be automatically placed in position onA the turntable, played, and returned to the magazine in readiness for another operation.

The invention has for its object to provide' mechanism of simple construction and which can be economically manufactured for automatically feeding a selected record to position the same over a turntable; for elevating the turntable in timed relation to the feeding means, and which elevation takes' place when the record is in position thereover; for lowering the turntable upon completion of the playing of the record, and finally returning the same to its initial position.

K A more specific object is to provide novel means for selecting the recordsy manually and which combines therewith mechanism permitting the se lection of a second record immediately after the feeding of the first has begun, Another feature of the invention resides in the combination with the above mechanism of means for automatically selecting the next record in order, provided manual selection of a record has not been made. Thus the device will automatically play each record in its order in the group if continuously operated.

Another object resides in new and improved means for closing the circuit to the electric operating motor by the dropping of a coin in the coin chute and which records the number of coins dropped so that the circuit remains closed until the records played equal in Vnumber the coins deposited in the coin chute. A feature in connection with the above resides in improved means for returning the coin actuated member one notch for each record played.

A further object is to provide mechanism for l, performing a complete operation of the phonograph upon the insertion of a coin in the coin chute and which will raise the, turntable by resilient means to -yieldingly hold a record in engagement with the sound reproducer..

A further object resides in the provision of an improved coin chute in which the cover for the -coin operated mechanism is integral therewith.

A further object is to provide means comprising relatively few parts for automatically and positively returning the tone arm to initialposition and which operation will take place after the turntable has been lowered. Y

vA further object is the provision of clutch mech--k anism and novel throw-out and trip. means therefor to control the holding of the turntable in raised position and thelowering of the turntable.

A further object is to providenovel selecting mechanism having lmeans for manually actuating the same to permit selection of any record desired, and which will be positive in operation, combining release means whereby ally the carriersmay be released therefrom for changingV the records.

Another object of the invention is to provide supporting means for the turntable in the form of linkage permitting vertical movement of the turntable and which will be resiliently biased in a direction to cause-upward movement of ther turntable for locating the record supported thereon into `contact with the reproducerfand cam actuated for positively returning the turntable to its lowered position. The raising 'of the turntable through resilient means is effective in preventing the jamming of 4the mechanism and destruction of the records in the event a carrier supporting a record is located over` but out of line with the turntable or several carriers are inadvertently located over the turntable.

With these and various other objects in view, the invention may consist of certain novel features of construction and operation, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out y in the specification, drawings and claims append-v ed hereto.

In the drawings which illustrate an embodiment yof the invention, and wherein like reference characters are used to designate like parts- Figure '1 is a vfront elevational view of the multiple record phonograph comprising the present invention;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational View of the phonograph 'of Figure -1 showing in elevation the selector and reciprocating carriage for the record carriers;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the left end of the device of Figure 2 and showing the turntable with associated means for raising, lowering and rotating the same.;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially along line 4 -4 of Figure 3, the parts being in the position they assume when inoperative;l y

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along line 5-5 of Figure 4 but showing the turntable'elevated witha record engaging the with the release means fonthe clutch and the trip therefor shown in combination;

Figure 'l ls a detail sectional view taken along line 1-.1v of Figure 4;

Figure is a detail view in front elevation showing the starting means with the circuit to f the motor open;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary horizontal `view showing the selector for coupling any one Aofthe record carriers to -the reciprocating carriage;

Figure 12 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the selector of Figure 11 to show the means for automatically selecting the next record in sequence Figure 13 is a front elevational view taken substantially on line ll-Il of Figure 12:

Figure 14- is a fragmentary horizontal view illus trating a modified form of coupling means for coupling the record carriers to the reciprocating carriage; and

Figure k15 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the coupling means of Figure 14.

The framework for housing the mechanism forming the present invention and for `iournalling the operating shafts includedin the same consists of a base i0 supporting an electric motor Il having the flexible driving shaft Il, a top I3, side walls Il and I 5, the former beinglocated to the front ofthe device as shown in Figure 1, and end walls I6 and I'I. 'I'he top I3 is provided with an 'opening to render visible and permit access of the sound reproducer to the record disc Il'supported on the turntable. `Along the front edge of the top a sloping section I9 is formedintegral therewith as in Figures 1 and 4.

to provide a holder for the lndentifyirig cards 20, each card having a number and listing the title of a record. Section I9 is provided withl an arcuate slot 2| to render visible the numerical indicia formed on the rotatable disc 22./ By grasping the operating wheel 2l the disc can be manually rotated to actuate the selector mechanism to be presently described, so that any numeral on the disc brought in alignment with the aperture 2l will select the record corresponding thereto. As will be more clearly understood as the description proceeds the record selected is automatically connected with mechanism so that upon the dropping of a suitable coin in thecoin chute 2l the record will be withdrawn from its magazine, deposited on the turntable, played and then returned to its position of rest.

The inside surface of each side wall I! and l5. Figure 4, at the upper portion thereof, is formed to provide a plurality of horizontally disposed grooves 2l for receiving the record holding carriers 21 which lare therefore mounted for horiv zontal reciprocating movement from the right hand end ofthe frame shown in Figure 2 where the carriers are positioned one over the other for engagement by the selector above mentioned to the left hand end oi' the frame where the carri'er is located over the turntable so that the record disc may be engaged thereby and brought into contact with the sound reproducer as will be understood by reference to Figure 5. Each carriage is provided ,with an opening 2l centrally thereof and a supporting ledge III for supporting a record discil concentric with the opening through its respective horizontal slot 2B formed in the side wall I5 parallel to and paired ing andwhich, as shown in Figure 11, has pro- .iecting from one side-thereof alug Il, extendthe remaining carriers.

The flexible driving shaft I2 is journalled in supports 33 and 3l. Figures 3 and 5, formed integral with bracket :s which forms an integral l' part of the side wall Il. FixedA to the shaft intermediate the supports is a worm gear Il meshing Lwith gear 31 having 'rotation on the standard 3 8 for supporting the turntable I0. Gear 31 is loosely mounted on the standard and ls supported from the' bracket ll by means of the yoke 42, the inwardly`turned ends of which fit within a groove formed in the hub portion of the geanyA- pin 4I projects from the lower surface of the gear.

Standard lI8 is mounted for rotation vertically by bracket Il and gear 31, as described, and has fixedly secured to its lower end a clutch collar M having a few turns of wire thereon to provide the projecting pin 45. When the standard is elevated it will be seen that the same is rotated as pin 43 on the rotating gear 31 contacts with pin 45 fixed to the standard. Supporting means for the standard and turntable is provided by a pair of arms and 41, the former carrying a roller 4l on the outer end kthereof and being pivotally connected with arm 41 by link 49. By means of a'universal joint 50 the lower end of the vstandard is connected to the bifurcated end of arm 41. Pivot shafts 5| and 52 support the arms respectively for pivotal movement in a vertical plane to effect raising and lowering of the turntable III. To the underside of arm 41 is fixed la bracket Il having .secured thereto one end of the coil spring 54, the other Vend of said spring being fastened at l5 to the outer endofarm I8. 'I'he function of the spring 5I is therefore to cause upwardmovement of the turntable, the leverage ratio of said spring being materially increased by -securing` the bracket 53 to one end of arm Il below and removed from the pivot shaft 52.

The end of the flexible shaft I 2 projecting beyond support Il has fixedly-secured thereto a clutch collar I6 having several turns of wire thereon to provide the elbow projections'vx 51. Joumaled in supports 5l and Il integral with bracket 3S is a shaft I0 having flxedly secured to the end beyond support 59 the collar Si from which projects the pin 62, and non-rotatably mounted on the shaft intermediate the supports is a sleeve having a. worm gear 63. The sleeve. as clearly shown in Figure i. is associated with shaft by a pin and slot connection, while the outer end of the shaft is provided with a xed collar Il. A resilient strip of metal 65 engages the end `of the shaft. forcing the same to the right, maintaining the clutch collars in engagement.

With the clutch collars contacting to cause engagement of pins 51 andI 62 it will be clear that shaft l0 is driven from the driving'shaft I! and Y that the worm gear I3 likewise has rotation to cause rotation of the gear wheel 6l meshing therewith. The operating shaft 61 journalled tated by contact of pin 43 one side designated by the numeral and the other side by numeral 1|. As the roller 48 is in continuous engagement with the periphery of the cam, it will be seen that normally the linkage is held so that the turntable is in lowered position. Upward movement of the linkage and the turntable is permitted when roller 48 rides over the sloping surface 10 of the cam with the turntable reaching its uppermost position when the roller is seated in the vertex of the V-shaped opening, as shown in Figure 5. Downward movement of the linkage and of the turntable against the tension of spring 54 is caused by further movement of the cam bringing the sloping surface 1I in engagement with the roller, whereupon the parts are held in lowered position until rotation of the cam again brings surface 10 over the roller.

Pivotally secured to the gear adjacent the sloping'periphery 1| by means of-pin 12 is a pawl 13 provided with a projecting arm to which is adjustably secured at its outer end screw 15. 'I'he pawl is biased inthe direction shown in .Figure 3 by the coil spring v16.

'Ihe pawl 'and associated parts above described are part of the throw-out means for the clutch formed by collars 56 and 6I and which when disengaged will disconnect shaft 60 from the exible drivingshaft, whereupon rotation of the operating shaft 61 and thecam 68 willL cease. The remaining structure forming the throw-out means includes (Figure 6) the shaft 11 journalled at one end in wall I5 and at its other end by bracket 35 and having projecting therefrom the spaced lugs 18, a lug being located on the respective sides of the shaft 60 and having contact with collar 64 xedly secured thereto. Also xed to shaft 11 is the lever 80 provided with a flat upper surface and a depending lip 82. The lever is positioned in alignment with the pawl 13 and is adapted to be engaged by the arcuate end of said pawl as the cam rotates. As the rotation of the operating shaft 61 is counterclockwise the arcuate end of the pawl lrst seats on the flattened upward end of lever 80. Further rotation of-the cam will thus pivot the pawl 12 with the result that the end of screw 15 is brought into contact with the depending lip 82 on the lever. Upon further rotation ofthe cam and continued pivoting of the pawl the lever 80 is rocked to rotate shaft 11 counterclockwise, Figure 5. As will be seen from this gure. the lugs 18 are thus caused to contact collar 64 to withdraw the clutch collar 6I from contact with collar 56. Separation of the collars disconnects the driving shaft from shaftA to stop rotation ofthe operating V shaft and cam as described. This actuation of the clutch is timed so. that the operating shaft is disconnected when roller 48 is seated in the vertex of the V-shaped opening in the cam at which point the rotation of the cam the turntable is located in its raised position and is ro with clutch pin 45.

Means forholding the shaft 11 in position with the clutch collars separated is `provided in the form of a' holding arm 84 pivoted'to stud 85 projecting from side wall I5. The arm is bent at 86 to form a seating portion for engaging with the stud 81 xed to shaft 11. Spring 88 urges arm 84 downwardly so that immediately as the flat top of stud 81 clears the portion 86 the arm engages therewith to hold the stud and shaft against rotation in a direction to permit contact of the clutch collars. As spring urges the shaft 60 in that direction itis only necessary to trip arm 84 to release engagement with the stud 81 and for this purpose the end is bent downwardly as at 89. y Y The tone arm positions the sound reproducer 9| over the turntable 40 vand has pivotal securement at 92 to the vertical rod 93; the pivot connection permitting. limited vertical movement of the sound reproducer but nonrotatably connecting the tone arm with the vertical rod. Horizontal swinging movement of the sound re- A producer which takes placeduring the playing of the record is permitted by rotation of rod 93 mounted in the top wall I3 of the frame and supported at its lower end by the pin 94 secured to the projecting lug 95. The tone arm serves to actuate means for tripping the holding arm- 84 to start rotation of operating shaft 61, cam 68 and lowering of the turntable. The same includes y a tr'ip arm 96 xedly secured to the rod and projecting through side wall I5 to the interior of the frame and having a portion 91 bent at right. angles therefrom. From this portion projects a stop 98 for limiting ther pivotal movement of the finger |00 pivoted to the portion and resiliently; urged upwardly bythe spring IOI. The stop 98 may contact part 89 to trip the holding arm 84 or if arm 96 rotates in the other direction, the finger |00 will operate to trip the holding arm.

For positively returning the tone arm to its The cam is provided with the necessary contour --to engage pin |02 and rotate rod 93 to cause horizontal swinging of the tone arm, thus locating the reproducer 9| in its initial position. It will be seen from the position of the parts in Figure 6- that the playing of the record has just begun and that the pin |02 is free to move into engagement with the cam |03, whereupon other operations take place to continue the rotation of shaft 61 and lowering of the turntable which will be presently described.

The feeding means for the record carriers 21 consists of a reciprocating 'carriage |04, Figure 2, having fixed to its inner Lside a guide block |05 which mounts the lcarriage for reciprocating movement on the guide |06. Depending from the end of the carriage is a lug |01 having pin |08 connecting with link ||0 through .the slot III formed in the end thereof. The spring I I2 maintains the slot to ther-ight of the pin so that the structure provides a lost motion connection ktion shown in dotted lines, `where the carrier coupled to the carriage will be located over the Iturntable 40. yThe lostr motion connection allows continued rotation of the operating shaft 61 after the carriage has been located in position y with the carrier over the turntable as described] 'I'his is necessary to allow for raising of the turntable since the raising and loweringof the turntable and reciprocation of carriage |04 takes place in, timed relation to each other through rotation of the operating shaft. j The invention provides improved means for selecting any record vdesired and forcoupling the carrier supporting said record tothe reciprocatbiases the lever to hold the roller seated in itsV ing carriage. As has been described, the selecing pinions |23 and |2| nxed to the shafts' respectively. Rod ||3 is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced selector pins |22, vlligure ll, of equal length but angularly disposed around the axis of the selector rod and having mounted in their outer ends rollers |23. Step rotation o f the rod to properly position a pin is taken care of by `a star-shaped wheel |24 fixed to the selector rod and having depressions therein corresponding to the number of lingers on the rod. which engage with a'roller |23 carried by the lever |23. Stud |21 tlxed to an integral bracket projecting fromthe side wall I5 has lever' |23 pivoted thereto to dispose the lever horizontally with roller |23 in engagement with a recess in the star wheel |24. The coil spring |23 reslliently depression on the star wheel and thus rotation of the selector rod-takes place only through displacement of the roller against the tension of spring |23. y

` Fixed to thereciprocating carriage |04 at the upper right hand end thereof, Figure 2, which is cut away for the purpose, is a plurality of resili- A ,ent strips |30, a strip being provided for each of the fingers |22 and being horizontally disposed cli-p |35, freeing the lugs 3| from the carriers. As the clips |32 of the resilient strips engage one side of the lugs to move the carriers toward the left the clip member |33 engages the other side and functions to return the carriers to their initial position.

In order to preventrotation of the selector rod immediately after'the reciprocating carriage has begun its travel to the left, when such actuation might result in the coupling of more than one carrier to the carriage. the invention provides a pawl |43 pivoted to the lever |23 and urged by l' tor pins |22 .carrying at their outer ends rollers with a strip in alignment with. each of the flngers. As better shown in Figure 1l, the strips -are connected at one end by a vertical pin |3| which ends are bent upon themselves to provide y the clips |32,`adapted to engage the respective y lug 3| positioned in alignment therewith. The

frame at this point is formed with a sloping surface |33 with which the clips |32 engage. The strips at their opposite ends are `secured as at |34 to the carriage |04'. Another clip member |35 common to all the carriage'lugs has pivotal securement to the plate at |36 with its left end, Figurell, `ioined to the stud |31, extending ythrough an opening in'the carriage. A pivoted lever |33 is disposed so as to engage with stud |31 depressing the same `to cause collapse of the clip |33 from its-position as shown in Figure 1l to a ilattened position where the lugs 3| will be freed from engagement therewith.

The operation oi' -selecting a record is as follows: Disc 22 is rotated to align the'number desired with opening 2| which rotationcauses corresponding actuation of the selector rod ||0 and the location of a selector ilnger where thesame will contact with a resilient strip to depress the same. This depression of the strip forces the clip |32 of the same inwardly to position the clip back of lug 3|, having alignment withthe strip. The

|23, as previously described in connection with Figure ll. 'I'he selector pins are equal in length but are angularly disposed about the axis of the selector rod. Also ilxed to the selector rod I3 is a star-shaped wheel |24 by which the selector pins are properly positioned and held when the carriage 34 is in home position. 'I'his results fr'oin the operation of thelever |23 carrying a roller |23 adaptedto seat within a 4depression in the star-shaped wheel, as described in connection with the structure of Figures 1l, 1,2 'and 13. This modiiled structure is characterized by spring pressed pawls which have certain features Y.

ing outwardly toward the selector fingers |22.,

Theiree end of each resilient strip has engagement with a pawl |32 pivoted at |33 and which particular carrier carryingthe record desired is forms part of the vselecting means-carried by the reciprocatingcarriage |34. Said pawls are provided with a dat outer surface which contacts the resilientstrips |30 and thereby tends to normally direct the end of each pawl inwardly toward the frame I3 of the machine. With the pawls directed in this manner they would all engage with a lug 3| formed on their respective record carrier,',it being understood that the pawls are located vertically of the carriage in spaced relation so that a pawl is aligned with a particular lug 3|. It is therefore necessary to resiliently force said pawls in a direction outwardly so that they will not contact alug when4 the Vcarriage is located in its right hand position. This is the function of the resilient members |34 iixthe action 'of the selecting pins |22 ,counteracts that of the resilient members |34. .The partic- 55 ular resilient strip |33 engaged by a pin is forced movement to the leftfFigure 11, it will be seen that the clips ride off the sloping surface |33 and as the tendency of the clips is to spring inwardly, engagement' is maintained with the coupled carrier notwithstanding the fact that by this time the strip depressed by the iinger |22 has passed beyond the same. .Should it be desired at any time to free all of the carriers so that they may be reciprocated in their guides independently of inwardly, destroying its outwardly bowed shape and rotating its respective pawl so that said pawl islocated behind a lug 3| projecting from the record carrier aligned therewith. Accordingly.

when said carriage is reciprocated toward the left this record carrier will be connected therewith and will be lilrewise reciprocated. The re the carriage, lever |33 is rotated to collapse the 75 and which Ythus functions to return the record carriers to their initial position of the carriage to the right.

Automatic selection of a record by the return movement of the reciprocating carriage is made possible through the provision of a ratchet wheel |45 xed to the selector rod ||8 and the rotatable member |46 carrying the latch |41 pivoted thereto at |48. The member rotates on the selector rod` with the result that the ratchet wheel and rod is also rotated in a clockwise direction when the latch |41 is in engagement with the ratchet wheel. It is noted that the latch is free to rotate on the member and that any, rotation of the ratchet wheel will throw out the latch so that further engagement between the same and the ratchet wheel is impossible unlessthe latch is first moved inwardly into contact' with the wheel. One end of member |46 is resiliently connected through spring |48 to the frame to locate the other end into the path of shoulder |50 provided on the reciprocating carriage. With the upon movement parts positioned as shown 'in Figures 12 and 13,

return movement of the carriage will cause contact of shoulder |50 with the member to rotate the same clockwise and as the latch is in contact with the ratchet wheel, rotation of the wheel and selector rod takes place.` 'I'his rotation-l is just suiiicient to bring the next pin on the rod into contact with its resilient strip |30 to depress said strip and couple its respective'carrier with the carriage. Thus the record which has just been played is released and the next record in sequence is automatically coupled.

Should the operator`during the playing of a record make his selection it will be seen that the latch |41 will be thrown out into the dotted line position of Figure 12. As the carriage is returned contact between shoulder |50 and the member will still take placebut rotation of the member |46 does not rotate the'selector rod as the latch has been freed from engagement with the ratchet wheel. To return the latch so that automatic selection may again be accomplished the reciprocating carriage has pivoted to the base thereof a finger |5| held in engagement with pin |52 by the coil spring |53, whichis selected to apply 'a vry slight tension on the finger. When the nger contacts with the latch as the carriage i is returned, that is, moves to the right, Figure 12, the nger pivots so that no movement of the latch takes place. However, when the reciprocating. carriage moves toward the left the finger also contacts with the latch but this-time causes tion of the ratchet wheel, onevnotchfor each actuation of the member by the dropping of a coin in chute 2e. The member can also be actuated by energization of the electro-magnets |61 so that actuation of the member at a distance from the machine is thus provided for.

Each time a coin is deposited in the chute the member is actuated to allow rotation of the wheel one notch. With the parts as shown in Figure l0 where the contacts are separated and the phonograph is at rest, the depositing of a coin will operate toY close the contacts, energizing the motor |0 to start operation of the various mechanism described. Should a second or third coin be dropped during the playing of the first record v the wheel will be revolved an additional notch for each coin deposited. The invention provides novelmeans for returning the ratchet wheel one notch upon the completion of one cycle of operation, and which consists of an arm |68 xedly secured to the outer projecting end of the. operating shaft 61 and carrying the pivoted pawl V|10 held in outwardly projecting position by the coil spring |1|. Fixedly located adjacent the ratchet Wheel to the Aright side thereof is a plate |12 providing a at surface for contact with the pin |12 carried at the end of the pawl |10, as shown in Figure 8. Since the operating shaft performs a complete cycle of `operations for each revolution the arm |68 is so located on the shaft thatv just prior to the return of the carriage to its initial position, the pawl |10 will assume a position as shown in Figure 8, wherein the pin |13 engages with plate |12 near the left end of the same. Further rotation 'of the operating shaft to complete the necessary operations in returning the carriage to its initial position will cause re` lease of the spring energized pawl |10 which immediately rotates on`its pivot in a clockwise direction, the pin thereby ,engaging a notch in the ratchet wheel, causing rotation'of ysaid Wheel.

` The rotation is suflicient to return the wheel one displacement of the latch inwardly toward the ratchet wheel as pivotal movement of the finger is prevented by reason of the stop pin |52.

The circuit to the electric motor |0 for energizing the same includes the make and break contacts and |56 respectively, the former being secured to the lowerend of the pivoted lever |51 which is resiliently urged in a direction to cause'closing of the contacts by the coil spring |58. The contacts are normally held separated but are allowed to engageto close the circuit and energize the motor upon the inserting of a suitable coin in the chute 24 by mechanism which will now be described. Supported for rotation has securement to the wheel to thereby resiliently urge the wheel in a clockwise direction. Pivoted at |64 is a coin actuated member |65 which .car-

notch, which is the same degree of rotation given the wheel by one actuation of member |65. This rotation of the ratchet wheel causes the pin' |62 to engage the projecting end of the lever |51,

thus separating and holding separate the contacts |55 and' |56, respectively. As the circuit to the motor is now open the parts come to rest. The mechanism just described is housed by a cover |14 having formed integral therewith the chute 24 and which is secured to the outside of the wall |4 by securing members |15.

,This application is a continuation-impart `of applicants copending application, Serial No. 683,596 for Multiple record phonograph, led August 4, 1933.

The invention is not to be limited to or by details of construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings, as various forms of the device Willof course be apparent to those skilled'in the art without departing from the spirit of the. invention or the scope of the claims. y

What is claimed is: f

1. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, horizontal guiding means therefor, a turntable, means for reciprocating the carriers from their position of ries escapement mechanism |66 to' permit rotameans for manually actuating the selector, and a member actuated by the manual selection of a carrier prior to the return of a carrier to its position of rest, for rendering said automatic coupling means inoperative. l

2. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, means for guiding said carriers horizontally, a vertically v movable turntablev having supporting means resiliently urged upwardly, feeding means operative to locate any one of said carriers over the turntable, a sound reproducerflocated over the turntable, means permitting upward movement -of the supporting means to raise the turntable, said means holding the turntable in raised position with the record in engagement with the reproducer, and means positively returning the reproducer to its initial position when playing of the record is completed and said turntable has been lowered.

ananas 4 4rier and for coupling the next carrier in sequence, I

' 3. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, means for guiding said carriers horizontally, a turntable supported forvertical movement by resilient means', feeding means operative to locate any one vof said carriers over the turntable, a sound reproducer located over the turntable. means normally holding the turntable in lowered position, said means being operative to en'ect raising of theV turntable by the resilient means, and a lowering of the turntable against the tension of the resilient means.

4. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality ofrecord holding carriers, a turntable, feeding means including a reciprocating carriage for locating 'any one of said carriers over, the turntable, and aselector for coupling .a selected carrier with the reciprocating carriage, including resilient members on the-carriage for engaging a projecting lug on the respective'carrier, and means for depressing a resilient member to cause engagement. V l

5. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a turntable, feeding means including a reciprocating carriage for. locating any one of said carriers over the turntable, and mechanism for coupling a carrier with the carriage in response to the selection of the operator, said mechanism including depressible means on the carriage for each carrier, and manually actuated means to cause vdepression of the same selectively.

6.. A `multiple record phonographcomprising a plurality of record. holdingcarriers, a turntable, means mounting the turntable for rotation,

. resilient means supporting said mounting means for vertical movement, a reciprocating carriage `for locating any one of said carriers over the turntable and for returning the carrier to its initial position, an operating shaft, connections from the shaft to the carriage for reciprocating ing of the turntable, the upward vertical movement of the turntable intersecting the horizontal plane of the various carriers and occurring in' timed ,relation -to the reciprocation of the carered. but permitting saidy jsupport therefor to raise the turntable and to yieldingiy hold a. record in engagement with the reproducen 9. In a multiple record phonograph, a turntable mounted for rotation and bodily movement vertically, a sound reproducer located over the turntable, an operating shaft, driving means therefor, a clutch connecting the driving means with the shaft, cam means on the shaft connecting with the turntable to effect a raising and lowreciprocating the same,l and means rotated by said shaft for controlling the raising and lower-- ythe shaft normally holding the turntable lowering of the turntable as the shaft rotates, and

throw-out means for the clutch to disconnect the shaft from its driving means, said throwout means being actuated by means on the cam when the turntable reaches its raised position.

10. In a multiple record phonograph. a turnl table mountedfor rotation and bodily movement vertically, a sound reproducer located over the turntable, an operating shaft, driving means therefor, a clutch connecting the driving means with the shaft, cam means on the shaft connecting with the turntable to effect a jraising and lowering of the turntable as the shaft rotates, throwout means for the clutch located on the cam and actuated through rotation of the shaft to disconnect the shaft fromA its driving means, whereby a record on the turntable is' held in engagement with the' reproducer, and a trip for holding the clutch in released position, said trip 'being actuated by movement of the. reproducer.

`1l. In a multiple record phonograph, a plurality of record holding carriers, a turntable, a reciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carriers from their position of rest to locate them over the turntable and return, and means for coupling the carriers with the carriage including l a projecting lug on each carrier and resilient the same, and meansroiated by ma shan for coritrolling the raising andlowering of the turnta le.

'L A multiple record phonographl comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, 'horizontal guiding means for each carrier, a turntable mounted for rotation, means including aresilient table for bodily movement vertically, a recipro-A -alcating carriage for'locating any one of said carriers over the`turntable and for returning the x carrier toits initial position, an Operating Shaft,

members on the carriage.

12. In a' multiple record phonograph, 'a plurality of record holding carriers, a. turntable, a y vreciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carriers from theiry position of rest to locate them lover the turntable andi return, andmeans for coupling the 'carriers with the carriage including a projecting lug on each carrier and resilient. clips onlthe carriage.

13. In a multiple record phonograph, a plurality of record holding carriers, a turntable, .av reciprocating carriage forV reciprocating the carriers from their position ofrest to` locate themd over theturntable and return, selecting means for coupling any one of the carriers with the con spi-mg supporting said mwntmg for inetum- 'I including a projecting luz on each ciu-- rier, resilient strips carried by the carriage and'v having cups for-engagement with the lum-mem holding said clips out of contact with the lugs whenthecarrlageislocatedadiacenttheposia "selector for f causing any one of said clips to engage its respective lug and to maintain said engagement until the clips move-out of contact withzthe holding means through reciprocation of the carriage.

14. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a plurality of vertically spaced horizontally disposed guides, each carrier being supported and having movement in its individual guides, a turntable mountedfor rotation and being supported Afor vertical movement, resilient means biasing said turntable support in an upward direction to cause upward movement of the turntable, a reciprocating carriage for moving any one of said carriers in its individual guides to a position over the turntable and for returning the carrier to its initial position, and an operating shaft 'for controlling the raising and lowering ofthe turntable, said turntable in its upward movement yieldingly engaging the record supported by that carrier located over the turntable and yieldingly presenting the record into contact with the reproducer of the phonograph.

15. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a plurality of vertically spaced horizontally disposed guides, each carrier being supported and having movement in its individual guides, a turntable, supporting means for the turntable including a plurality of members connected to form linkage, resilient means connecting with said members to resiliently force the linkage inY a direction to cause upward vmovement of the turntable, a reciprocating carriage for moving any one of said carriers in its individual guides to a position over the turntable and for returning the carrier to its initial position, an operating shaft, connections from the shaft to the carriage for reciprocating the same, andmeans rotated by said shaft for permitting upward movement of the turntable by the resilient means to take place and for positively returning the turntable to its lowered position.

16. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a plurality of vertically spaced horizontally disposed guides. each carrier being supported and having movement in its individual guides, a turntable, supporting means for the turntable, including a plu` rality of members connected to Yform linkage, re-

silient means connecting with said members to resiliently force the linkage in a direction to cause upward movement of the turntable, a reciprocating carriage for moving any one of said carriers in its individual guides to a positionfover, the turntable and for returning the carrier to its initial position, an ,operating shaft, connections from the shaft to the carriage for reciprocating the same, and a cam rotated by said shaft and operatively engaging the linkage for controlling the raising and lowering ofthe turntable, said cam permitting raising of the turntable by the resilient means but positively returning the turntable to its lowered position.

17. In a multiple record phonograph, a turntable mounted for rotation and bodily movement vertically, resilient means yieldingly forcing said turntable in a direction to raise the turnsaid source of power, cam means rotated by the shaft'and operatively associated with the turntable, said cam means permitting upward moveclutch in released position, said' clutch being actuated by the throw-out means upon rotation of the shaft, whereby the shaft is disconnected from its-drivingv means to hold a record on the turntable in engagement with the reproducer, and means for releasing said trip.

18. In a multiple record phonograph, a turntable mounted for rotation and bodily movement vertically, resilient means yieldingly forcing said turntable in a direction to raise the turntable, a sound reproducer located over the turntable, an operating shaft driven from the source of power, a clutch vfor connecting the shaft with said source of power, cam means rotated by the shaft and operatively associated with the turntable, said cam means permitting upward movement of the turntable by the resilient means and causing positive return of said turntable, resilient means normally holding the clutch in operative relation to connect the sourceof power with the shaft, -throw-outy means for disconnecting the clutch against the tension of said resilient me'ans, said throw-.out means being caused to actuate the clutch by rotations ofthe shaft, whereby said shaft'\is disconnected from its driving means to hold a record on the turntable in engagement with the reproducer, a. trip ior automatically holding the clutch in released position, and means releasing said trip to permit the clutch to return to its operative position, said means being Lactuated by movement of the reproducer.

19. In 'a multiple record phonograph, a. plureciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carri'ers from their position of rest to locate them over the turntable and return, and means for coupling the carriers with the carriage including a projecting lug on each carrier and resilient members on the carriage, said resilient members normally lying in a plane where all of said members engage with sai'd projecting lugs, and means holding the members out of said plane when the reciprocating carriage is located adjacent the position of rest of the carriers.

20. In a multiple record phonograph, a plurality of recordholding carriers, a turntable, a reciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carriers from their position of rest to locate them over the turntable and return,means for coupling the carriers with the lcarriage including a,- projecting lug on each carrier, and resilientmem' bers on the carriage, said resilient members normally lying in a plane where all of said members engage with said projecting lugs, means holding the members out of said plane when the reciprof cating carriage is located adjacent the position of restr of the carriers, whereby all of said members are disconnected from the carriers when the reciprocating carriageis located adjacent the pling the carriers thereto, said members normally lying in a plane where all have engagement with the carriers, holding means for contacting the resilient members when the reciprocating carcluding a projecting lug on each carrier and resilient members on the carriage, one of said resilient members extending in an opposeddirection with respect to the remaining members and engaging the lug of the carriers therebetween.

23. A multiple record phonograph comprisingv a plurality of record holding carriers,I a tumtabie, a reciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carriers from their position of rest to a position over the turntable and return, and means for coupling the carriers with the carriage, said means including a lug projecting-from the carriers respectively, resilient members on the carriage adapted to engage withone side of said riage for enga'ging the other side of said lugs, whereby said lugs are confined between the members, and means for releasing said member from engagement with the lugs to permit movement o! the carriers in one direction.

24. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, aturntable, a reciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carriers from their position of rest to a position over the turntable and return, and means for coupling the carriers with the carriage, said means including alug projecting from ,the carriers respectively, a member secured at one end to the carriage and engaging the lugs at its other end, and a plurality of resilient members also carried by said carriage, said resilient members normally lying in a plane where all of said members will engage with its respective carriage lug, means holding the members out oi saidA Plane when the reciprocating carriage is located adjacent the position of rest of the carriers, and a selector for depressing a selected resilient member to c ouple the carrier wi'f the reciprocating carriage. I 25. A multiple recordl phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a turntable,'a reciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carriers from their position of rest to a position over the turntable and return, and means for coupling the carriers with 'the carriage, said means including a projecting lug on the carriers respectively, a single member secured to the carriage for engaging with. the lugs or the carriers,

anda plurality of resilient'members also carried by the carriage for individually engaging with the other side of their respective carrier lug, whereby said lugs are conilned between opposed members, said resilient members being eective to cause movement oi the carriers from-their position of rest to a position ovei the turntable and said ilrst mentioned member being eiiective to cause movement oi the carriers from their posil tion over the turntable to their position of rest.

. a reciprocating carriage for reciprocating the carriers from their position oi rest to a positionover carriers with the carriage, said means including a lug projecting from the carriers respectively, a member having one end secured to the carriage for engaging with the lugs of the carriers, a plurality of resilient members also carried by the carriage and having their i'ree end engaging the other side of the carrier lugs whereby said lugs are conned between opposed members, said re-l silient members being effective to cause movement of the carriers from their position o1' rest to a position over the turntable and said ilrst a mentioned member being effective to cause moveto fr ee the carriers for movement in one direction.

' lugs andanother member also carried by the car- 27. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, guiding means for each individual carrier, a turntable, means for reciprocating the carriers from their position of rest to an operative position over the turntable and return, a selector for coupling the selected carrier with the reciprocating means, means for manually actuating the selector, a ratchet wheel'associated with the selector, a rotatablel lever also-associated with said selector and carrying a pawl for engagement with said ratchet wheel, said lever being rotated by the return ofthe reciprocating means for the carriers to cause rotation oi' the ratchet wheel and the selector whereby the returned carrier is automatically uncoupled from the 'reciprocating .means and the next carrier in sequence is coupledI thereto, and means actuated byl the manual selection ot a carrier prior to the return of the reciprocating means to render the pawl inoperative, whereby return of said -reciprocating means does not cause `rotation of the ratchet wheel.

28. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a plurality oi' vertically spaced horizontally disposed guides, "each carrier being supported and having movement in its` individual Iguides, a turntable' mounted for rotation and supported for vertical movement, resilient -means biasing said turntable the turntable and return. means for coupling the 7s support in an upward direction to cause upward movement of the turntable, an operating shaft for controlling the raising and lowering of the turntable, means reciprocating the carriers from a position of rest to an operative position over' i the turntable and return, said reciprocating j means being actuated by said operating shaft whereby verticalmovement of the turntable occurs in timed relation to the reciprocation vof a carrier, a selector for coupling the selected carrier with the reciprocating means, and means for automatically incoupling the carrier from the reciprocating means upon the return of said carrier and for coupling the next carrier in sequence.

silient means and for positively returning the turntable toits lowered position. means recipro- 2,24s,e9e f l cating the carriers from a position of rest to an operative position over the turntable and return, said reciprocating means being actuated by said operating shaft whereby vertical movement of l the. turntable occurs in timed relation to the movement of a carrier, a selector for coupling including lugs projecting from the carriers respectively, and resilient clips on the reciprocating means adapted to engage with said4 lugs, said clips normally lying in a plane where all of said clips engage with their respective carrier lug, means holding the clipsout of said plane when the reciprocating means is located adjacent the position of rest ofthe carriers, a selector for actuating a selected clip to couple its carrier with the reciprocating means, and means for automatically uncoupling the carrier from the reciprocating means upon the return oi said carrier and for coupling the next carrier. in sequence.

31. A multiple record phonograph comprising mounted pawl's also carried by said means, said resilient memberseach contacting a pawl 'yieldingly forcing the same in a direction to engage a lug projecting from its respective Vrecord carrier, and rotatable mean for vdepressing aiselected resilient member to cause engagement.

34. 2in a multiple record phonograph, a plu- :ralityof record holding' carriers, horizontal guiding means for each carrier for supporting and guiding the sanne throughout its range of movement, a turntable, an operating shaft for eiecting the raising andflowering of said turntable, a reciprocating carriage for moving the carriers in their guiding means from a position of rest to an operative -position over the turn.- table and return, a rotatable selector having means for retaining thesame in a plurality of indexed positions, (said selector having operation to couple a particular carrier with the reciprocating carriage in each of said indexed positions,

a plurality of record holding carriers,lhorizontal guide means for each individual carrier, a turn table, means for reciprocating the carriers from their position of rest to an operative position over the turntable and return, means for coupling the carriers with said reciprocating means including lugs projecting from the carriers respectively, and resilient clips on the reciprocating means adapted to engage with'said lugs, said clips. normally lying in a plane where all of said clips engage with their respective carrier lug, means holding the clips outV of said plane when the reciprocating means is located adjacent the position of rest of the carriers, a manually actuated selector .for actuating the selected clip toA couple its carrier with the reciprocating means. and means for automatically uncoupling the car. rier from the reciprocating means upon the return of said carrier and for coupling the next carrier in sequence, said automatic means being and amember'on said reciprocating carriage positioned in alignment with said means, said member being adapted to engage said means during initial movement only of said carriage i in a direction to locate a carrier over the turntable, whereby as a result of said engagement the selector is locked preventing actuation.

, 35. In a multiple record phonograpma plurality ofrecord holding carriers, horizontal guiding .means for each` of said carriers for .supporting and guiding the same throughout their range of movement, a turntable mounted for rotation and for bodily movement vertically,

`a carriage mounted for reciprocating movement alongside' of and parallel tor the direction of, movement of said carriers for moving the same from a position of rest to an operative position over the turntable and return, an operating shaft,

a cam on said shaft for controlling the raising and lowering of the turntable, a crank arm xed to said shaft, and 'a connection between said crank arm and said carriage comprising a link, said connection Vincluding lost motion means permitting limited rotation of the shaft after i said carriage has located a carrier inl operative position over theturntable, whereby said carrier` may be held at rest in said operative position while said turntable is moved vertically as a i result of said limited rotation of the shaft.

rendered inoperative by the manual selection of a carrier prior to the return of the reciprocating means.

32. A multiple record phonograph -comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a turntable, means for moving any one of said carriers to locate the same over the turntable, and mechanism for coupling a selected carrier t0 said means including a depressible member for each record holding carrier carried by said means, and pivotally mounted pawls also .carried by said means, each of said depressible members yieldingly contacting a pawi toresili-` ently urge the same in a direction to engage a projecting lug on its respective record holding carrier.

33. A multiple record phonograph comprising a plurality of record holding carriers, a turntable, meansV moving any one of said carriers 36. In a multiple record phonograph, record holding carriers for carrying records to and from a playing position kover a turntable, a

carriage Aadapted to have bodily movementi'or of movable members on the carriage arranged in positions respectively corresponding to the carriers, projecting means on each carrier, said' members` being movable into and from coupling relation with their respective projecting means whereby a particular member when moved in one direction will have coupling relation with its projecting means and when moved in an opposite direction will be released, and a movable selector holding carrier carried by said means, pivotally "l5 adjustable to positions'corresponding to the movable members for engaging said members indi'- vidually and moving them into coupling relation with their respectivey carrier. i y

` 37'. In a multiple record phonograph, a stack of independently operable record carriers, a

bodily movable carriage for moving said carriers from the stack to a playing position over a turntable and return, a pluralityoi movable meinbers on the -carriage corresponding to the e carriers and adapted to have coupling relation tion, and means on the carriage positioned inspaced relation with said movable members and in a direction towards the same so as to oppose the movable members, said means having engagement with a particular carrier upon each return movement .of the carriage to thereby return the carriers to their initial `position in the stack.

38. In a multiple record phonograph, a. stack `of record holding carriers each having a projection extending therefrom, a carriage having bodily movement'` from the stack to a playing position over a turntable and return, coupling members on the carriage respectively corresponding to the carriers for engaging one side of the projection on their individual carrier and for moving said carrier into a, playing position upon bodily movement of the carriage in said direction,

another member on said carriage cormnon to the projections of all the carriers and positioned in opposed relation tothe said-coupling members forA coupling the carriers respectively to thecarf and said carriage upon bodily movement thereof being effective to move the coupled. carrier.

40. In a phonograph for playing records one at a time, a stack of 4record carriers. a-bodily movable carriage for moving said carriers from the stack to a playing position over a turntable and return, means on said carriage including swingable members individual to each carrier riage, a selector having a plurality of positions corresponding to the record carriers in saidstack and effective at different altitudes to engage a swing/able member for moving the member into coupling relation with its carrier, and said carso as to engage the other side of the projections upon return movement of the carriage to thereby return the carriers to initial position in the stack, whereby the projection of each carrier when the same is coupled to the carriage is confined between its respective coupling member and said last mentioned member.

riage upon bodily movement thereof being etective to move' the coupled carrier, said selectorv including a rotatable shaft having .fingers projecting therefrom corresponding to the swingable members and located in relative angular relation and in longitudinally spaced relation.

41. In a multiple-record phonograph, record carriers for supporting a plurality of .records ally mounted, pawls also carried by said means and having engagement with the resilient mem- 39. In a phonograph for playing records one at a time, a stack of recordcarriers, a bodily movable carriage for moving said carriers from u the stack, to a playing position over a turntable and return,A means on said carriage including member into coupling relation with its carrier,

is yieldingly-.biased in a direction to have coupling relation with its particular record carrier, other yieldable means for each pawl for engaging its pawl when the said movable means is located adjacent the position of rest of the carriers to thereby hold the said pawls out of coupling relation with their particular record carriers, anda movable selector adjustable to positions corresponding to the resilient members for engaging the members individually to thereby move their pawl into coupling relation with its respective carrier.

CARL G. FREBOR/G..

CHARLES A.l FREBORG. 

